Research Associate - Glasgow, United Kingdom - University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Job Purpose

To make a leading contribution to several research and innovation projects within the Office for Rare Conditions Registries Programme led by Professor Faisal Ahmed.

The ORC Registries Programme includes global rare disease registries including _SDMRegistries.org_ and _GloBE-Reg_ that focus on rare endocrine conditions.

To contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as help manage and direct this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Take a leading role in the planning and conduct of assigned research individually or jointly in accordance with the project deliverables and the Programme's research strategy.
Document research output including analysis and interpretation of all data, maintaining records and databases, drafting technical/progress reports and papers as appropriate.
Establish and maintain your research profile and reputation and that of Programme, including establishing and sustaining a track record of independent and joint publications of international quality in high profile/quality refereed journals, enhancing the research impact in terms of economic/societal benefit, and gathering indicators of esteem.
Presentation of work at international and national conferences, at internal and external seminars, colloquia and workshops to develop and enhance our research profile.
Take a leading role in the identification of potential funding sources and to assist in the development of proposals to secure funding from internal and external bodies to support future research.
Take a leading role in developing and maintaining collaborations with colleagues across the research group/School/College/University and wider community (e.g. Academic and Industrial Partners).
Take a leading role in team/group meetings/seminars/workshops and School research group activities.
Take the lead in the organisation, supervision, mentoring and training of undergraduate and/or postgraduate students and less experienced members of the project team to ensure their effective development.
Perform administrative tasks related to the activities of the Programme and School,

including Budgets/Expenditure.

Make a leading contribution to Teaching activities (e.g. demonstrating etc) and associated admin as assigned by the Head of School and in consultation with Principal Investigator.
Keep up to date with current knowledge and recent advances in the field/discipline.
Engage in personal, professional and career development, to enhance both specialist and transferable skills in accordance with desired career trajectory.
Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Programme lead.
Contribute to the enhancement of the University's international profile in line with the University's Strategic Plan, Inspiring People Changing The World.

Qualifications

A1 Normally Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or alternatively possess the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience, with experience of personal development in a similar or related role(s).

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

C1 A comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of current issues and future directions within the field of registries for rare endocrine conditions.

C2 Knowledge of project-specific technical models, equipment or techniques.
C3 Proven ability to deliver quality outputs in a timely and efficient manner.

E4 Ability to demonstrate a degree of independence as illustrated by identification of project objectives from assessment of the literature, design & analysis of experiments & drafting of papers.

Experience

Essential:

E1 A track record of presentation and publication of research results in quality journals/conferences.
E2 Experience of making a leading contribution in academic activities

E3 Sufficient depth of relevant research experience, normally including sufficient postdoctoral experience in the field of rare endocrine conditions and registries, appropriate to an early career researcher.

E4 Experience in undertaking independent research.

E5 Commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources and practices that support replication.

E6 Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage.

Desirable
F1 Sufficient research experience \[or equivalent\] appropriate to an early career researcher.
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This position will be based on The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing.

Terms and Conditions
Salary will be Grade 7, £39,347 - £44,263 per annum, pro-rata for part time appointments.
This post is full-time (35 hrs. per week) with funding for 2 years. We are also happy to consider part-time hours - if this is your pre